Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 152

“You want me to teach you how to fight?”

Choi Hyun-seok looked surprised at Abelson’s sudden request.

“Yes. I think I need to learn how to fight properly, too.”
“Hmm, it would definitely be useful in many ways if Abelson learned how to fight.”

Abelson possessed immense divine power.

If she could utilize it properly, it would surely be a great strength.

The problem was that Choi Hyun-seok didn’t know any magic.

Moreover, he knew nothing about divine power either.

“I don’t know magic. And even less about divine power.”
“No. What I want to learn is Choi Hyun-seok’s combat skills and fighting spirit.”
“Are you thinking of engaging in close combat?”
“To some extent, yes. Of course, I’ll learn magic too. I’d be grateful if the fairy over there could help me… but if not, I’m thinking of trying to learn it on my own.”

It was the first time Abelson had mentioned Rahel.

Rahel put her hand on her hip and puffed out her chest.

“Ahem! It’s not like I can’t teach you magic if you ask! I used to be quite famous as a dedicated fairy!”

Saying that with such a confident pose didn’t inspire much trust.

“I haven’t seen you use any proper attack magic.”
“What an impolite thing to say!”

Rahel frowned deeply.

“It’s not that I can’t use it, it’s that I *don’t* use it!”
“What are you talking about?”
“It’s more efficient for the Hero to use his magic than for me to take and use his magic.”

Choi Hyun-seok always squeezed out every last drop of magic and demonic energy until he was completely drained.

In such extreme situations, if Rahel used magic and drained his magic power, it would only hinder the battle.

“The Hero’s fighting spirit consumes less magic power and is more powerful than the magic I use!”
“You’re surprisingly honest.”

“Anyway, the conclusion is that I don’t use it, not that I can’t.”
“Then can you teach Abelson magic? Even divine power?”
“Of course. I’m very knowledgeable about the theory of divine power, too.”

“Oho…”

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes sparkled.

‘It’s been a while since she’s been properly useful.’

If Abelson learned magic, the party’s strength would increase dramatically in an instant.

‘Even if Abelson engages in close combat, she’ll have plenty of divine power left over. It’s better to use it for magic than to let it rot.’

Choi Hyun-seok efficiently extracts and uses all his magic power with his excellent physical specs and magic control, scraping the bottom of the barrel.

However, Abelson is completely different.

She has an excessive amount of divine power compared to her physical abilities.

With simple close combat, she would never run out of divine power, no matter how much she used.

So, if she properly learned attack magic and used her excess divine power, it would surely be a great strength.

“Then it’s settled.”

Choi Hyun-seok clapped his hands and concluded.

“I’ll teach you combat skills and fighting spirit, and Rahel will teach you magic.”

“Thank you.”

Abelson’s face was full of determination.

It wasn’t a momentary whim, but a choice made after much deliberation.

She had already made up her mind.

***

Choi Hyun-seok raised his arm and blocked the mace.

“Too slow. And too obvious. The opponent isn’t blind; they won’t get hit by such an obvious swing.”

“Haa, haa…”

Abelson looked up at Choi Hyun-seok, dripping with sweat.

He looked neat and tidy, without a single drop of sweat.

“Anyway, Abelson has plenty of divine power left over. So, you should always activate your body with divine power during combat. When I attack, when blocking the opponent’s attack, when evading. Divine power should always be flowing.”

“Yes…”

Abelson answered with difficulty.

“Let’s try again.”
“M-My body won’t move.”

It wasn’t an exaggeration.

Abelson really couldn’t move a single finger because she had overused her muscles.

This transcended the issue of will.

“Then use divine power.”

“Yes…?”

“I sometimes use magic to move my muscles when my body won’t move. It’ll probably work with divine power, too.”

“T-That…”

Abelson looked flustered.

Rahel, who was watching from the side, clicked her tongue.

“Hero, do you think everyone in the world is as talented as you?”
“Why are you picking a fight again?”
“If you explain to someone solving problems with addition and subtraction that it’s easier to do it with calculus, how will they take it!”
“Ah, is that how it is…?”

Choi Hyun-seok didn’t realize it was such a difficult task because he had been doing it instinctively.

“Do it step by step. Step by step!”
“Uh… step by step… right.”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded awkwardly.

‘I’ve never learned step by step; how can I teach step by step!?’

Choi Hyun-seok had learned almost all his skills in real combat, overcoming life-threatening situations.

Even if not, he mostly learned by gaining enlightenment during training.

But, this was only possible because it was Choi Hyun-seok.

Originally, these were skills that should be learned systematically over a long period of time.

Choi Hyun-seok, who learned what he needed on the spot sensually, couldn’t possibly provide systematic education.

‘What should I do…’

Choi Hyun-seok was lost in thought.

How could he teach Abelson?

After thinking for a while, his eyes lit up.

“Okay. That’s how we’ll do it.”

Choi Hyun-seok looked at Abelson with shining eyes.

“Abelson.”

“Yes.”

“In my opinion, Abelson, you have a natural sense for combat. You have a knack for it.”

Abelson nodded with a dubious expression at the sudden praise.

“I’m not just saying that.”

“Thank you.”

“And handling divine power! There’s no need to even mention that. It’s just that the use of the physical part is weak. You handle the divine power itself very well, don’t you?”
“Yes… well, I was the next Saintess.”

Abelson was a Saintess chosen by God.

She would be one of the best at handling divine power on the continent.

“So, from now on, training will be replaced with sparring like in real combat.”

“Yes?”

“I know from experience that people like us learn faster by experiencing it directly than by hearing about it.”

“Ah…”

“It’ll be much harder than now, but I guarantee the achievement!”

Abelson’s complexion darkened slightly.

It was already too hard, and it was going to get even harder than this.

What kind of hell was waiting for her?

‘I can’t give up already.’

Abelson bit her lip.

The eyes that had wavered for a moment became clear again.

‘I will become stronger.’

Abelson was determined to become stronger.

She had just crossed the starting line and couldn’t fall.

She looked at Choi Hyun-seok with shining eyes.

“Okay. I’ll leave it to you.”
“Yes. Then from now on, I’m really going to hit you.”

“Yes?”

“This is all I’ve learned… Originally, the best way to learn is by getting hit.”
“Wait… Choi Hyun-seok. That’s, wait a minute!”

Abelson raised her voice for the first time.

The reply she received was cold.

“The enemy won’t wait for you.”

Choi Hyun-seok’s fist was embedded in Abelson’s face.

***

“Good. Real combat-like training is the best!”

Choi Hyun-seok’s voice was strangely excited.

“Abelson is proficient in healing magic, so she recovers in an instant. Amazing? If we train like this every day, every day will be different.”

In fact, he was a little excited.

‘Putting her in extreme situations repeatedly is increasing her growth rate tremendously!’

Choi Hyun-seok attacked Abelson as if he were going to kill her, just like he had learned from Raidrun.

Of course, Abelson had no choice but to be half-dead.

However, she was an expert in healing.

She quickly healed her wounds and returned to sparring.

As this situation continued to repeat, Abelson’s skills increased like crazy.

There was also a triple effect of increasing her mental strength and healing skills as she had to heal in order to survive in extreme situations.

“As long as you don’t lose consciousness, anything is fine. This is really the best training condition!”

However, problems arise if Abelson loses consciousness.

In fact, there was a time when she was half-dead and lost consciousness, and Rahel barely saved her.

“I’m not just saying it, this is really the best training condition!”

“Yes…”

“Abelson can become strong in an instant. I guarantee it!”

“Yeees…”

Abelson trailed off.

‘This man is a devil…’

He beats her to the point of death and says it’s the best training condition.

Could he be a psychopath?

She couldn’t help but think that.

“The physical body recovers, but the mental fatigue remains, so let’s stop here for today.”

It’s a relief that even psychopaths give time to rest.

At that time, Rahel, who was watching from the side, jumped out.

“Then it’s Rahel’s time now!”
“Hey. Abelson is tired and resting; why are you giving her education?”
“Tch! The Hero has enjoyed everything he wants to enjoy!?”
“Enjoyed? What crazy *sori* [Korean for ‘nonsense’] is that!”
“You enjoyed it! I saw you smiling while hitting her!”

“That’s not it!”

Choi Hyun-seok swore he didn’t.

No, he *did* smile while hitting her.

But it wasn’t because he enjoyed hitting her, but because he was pleased with Abelson’s tremendous growth that was visible to the eye.

“Why would I do that if I was crazy?”
“A pervert who smiles while hitting women! A psychopath!”

“This…!”

Choi Hyun-seok snatched Rahel.

“Kyaaak! Don’t do it! I was wrong!”

Just as he was about to flick Rahel’s forehead.

Abelson approached.

“I’m okay… Please start the magic education, too.”
“Are you okay? You must be very tired mentally.”
“I have to learn as much as I can when I can, so that I don’t regret not trying harder at this moment later.”

Abelson’s eyes were clear.

Choi Hyun-seok silently handed Rahel over.

“I’m counting on you.”

“Ahem! Call me teacher from now on… no, never mind. Call me Rahel.”

Rahel changed her words when Choi Hyun-seok raised his fist.

She put on red glasses from her chest and started the education in earnest.

“Now, before learning magic! Do you know how magic and fighting spirit are different!?”
“No. Not exactly…”
“Oh my. We have to start with the basics! That’s good. Hero, come and sit here, too!”

“Huh? Me, too?”

“Of course! These basic things will all help you later!”

“Okay, okay…”

As the students gathered, the teacher’s full-fledged explanation began.

“There are many differences between magic and fighting spirit, but the biggest difference can be determined by whether or not magic power is processed. What this means is….”

That day, Teacher Rahel’s explanation continued until late at night.

***

“We’ve finally arrived…”
“Wow, this is the capital of the Marriott Kingdom.”

The party arrived in Skollbon, the capital of the Marriott Kingdom, a few days later.

Entering the capital could be solved with money.

“Is one gold coin enough?”

“Oh my! Of course!”

They slipped money to a merchant entering the capital and hid in the baggage cart.

As they gained experience, Choi Hyun-seok’s various tricks increased.

“Ugh, everything is good, but it’s a bit of a shame that I used Hero Points.”

Choi Hyun-seok said, raising his hand.

There was a bracelet on his wrist that he hadn’t seen before.

□ Hide my demonic energy!

Description: A versatile bracelet with a chic black matte finish and adjustable size to fit the user! It also has the function of blocking the outflow of demonic energy.

Ability: Demonic energy blocking.

Required Hero Points: 300

It was a whopping 300 points.

Choi Hyun-seok bought two with tears in his eyes.

One on his arm.

The other was hung around Bobo’s neck.

“Haa… I can’t help it.”

Even though Choi Hyun-seok and Bobo were blocking their demonic energy, they couldn’t do anything about the very small amount that leaked out.

Ordinary people wouldn’t know, but there might be excellent people here since this was the capital.

If their demonic energy was caught, they wouldn’t be able to get away with it.

In the end, it was an inevitable expense.

“But I’m glad the performance is certain.”

Unlike the playful description, the bracelet was worth the points.

When Choi Hyun-seok wore it while suppressing his demonic energy, not even a very small amount leaked out.

In this case, there was no fear of being caught unless the other party directly checked inside.

“Should we get an inn first? I feel uncomfortable because I haven’t been able to wash properly for a while.”

“Yes!”

“Abelson, you don’t have to answer with such enthusiasm anymore. It’s not a training situation…”

“I understand!”

Abelson was very different somewhere.

She was expressionless as usual, but now she had a strangely murderous look in her eyes.

Her answer was the same short answer as before, but it felt strangely stiff like a soldier, creating a sense of incongruity.

‘Well, it’ll fix itself over time.’

He thought she had changed for a while because she had been under too much stress for a week.

“Let’s see. Where is the inn?”

At that moment when he was about to move to find an inn.

Suddenly, Bobo, who was in his arms, started barking.

“Kwang! Kwang!”

“Uh? Why all of a sudden?”

Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Bobo in a panic.

Even if he hugged him with all his might, it was not easy to control him because Bobo’s strength was so strong.

“Kwang! Kwaaang!”

“Please stay still!”

Bobo kept barking at something.

Choi Hyun-seok raised his head and looked in the direction Bobo was barking.

At the same time, he felt like time had stopped.

“That’s…”

A beauty.

Even a beauty so beautiful that the sense of reality became strange.

Her long black hair fluttered softly, and her skin was as white as jade.

Her tall height and perfectly curved body were reflected in the black see-through dress, creating an even more seductive atmosphere.

Following her slender and white neck past her sharp jawline, there were clear features as if carved with a carving knife.

In particular, her sharp yet elegant eyes were impressive, and they had a power like magic that sucked in the viewer.

A beauty exuding an overwhelming presence even in the midst of a crowd of people.

Yet, the people around her passed by as if she didn’t exist.

At that time, the woman and Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes met.

Choi Hyun-seok swallowed his saliva without realizing it.

Smirk-!

The corners of the woman’s red lips went up.

A smile that looked familiar somewhere.

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened.

‘Could it be…!’

Clatter! Clatter…!

Coincidentally, a carriage appeared between the woman and Choi Hyun-seok.

The carriage passed by in an instant, but when he looked back at the place, the woman was gone.

As if she had never existed there in the first place.

Choi Hyun-seok stared blankly at the place where the woman had been for a while.

Bobo also stopped barking and was quietly held in his arms.

“Hero, what’s wrong?”

Rahel tapped Choi Hyun-seok’s head, who was standing like a broken robot.

“Didn’t you see her?”

“See what?”

“No… it’s nothing.”

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head and tried to shake off his thoughts.